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Early-50s NASCAR Tucker Torpedo photo surfaces

When you think of the early days of NASCAR, brands like Oldsmobile, Hudson and Chrysler come to mind. What you don't usually think of is Tucker. In fact Tucker usually isn't associated with motorsports at all. With only 51 examples of the Tucker…

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GM's E-Flex vehicle to be called Electra in the UK?

Here in the U.S. market, the name Electra was used on big Buick sedans for more than four decades but it hasn't appeared in a new car showroom since 1990. It looks like the Electra could be be making a comeback soon, but not in America. It turns out…

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Emulating Clarkson with an '81 Corvette

Recently my friend Jonny got a message from a mysterious Czech car collector who had a line on a “vintage” Corvette located in the San Francisco area. The collector was looking for someone to deliver the “mint” 1981 C3 Corvette to the port of Los…

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Saab responds to “oblivion” comment for the 9-4X

Yesterday, we reported on the fact that General Motors' global sales summary for 2008 included a mention that both the Saab 9-5 and 9-3X would be launching in 2009. We also took note of the fact that the 9-4X was not mentioned anywhere. Saab…